Air quality and health impacts of vegetation and peat fires in Equatorial Asia during 2004-2015

• Main Authors: Kiely, Laura, Spracklen, Dominick, Wiedinmyer, Christine, Conibear, Luke, Reddington, Carly L., Arnold, Stephen R., Knote, Christoph, Khan, Md Firoz, Latif, Mohd Talib, Syaufina, Lailan, Adrianto, Hari A.
• Format: Article
• Published: IOP Publishing Ltd 2020
• Subjects: S Agriculture (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/36444/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Particulate matter (PM) emissions from vegetation and peat fires in Equatorial Asia cause poor regional air quality. Burning is greatest during drought years, resulting in strong inter-annual variability in emissions. We make the first consistent estimate of the emissions, air quality and public hea...